For Chevy Camaro lovers, few option packages are as exciting as the COPO, or Central Office Production Order. COPO cars were usually special duty cars like taxis, police cruisers, ambulances, or other vehicles built for non-standard use. They would be built with heavy-duty suspensions, cooling systems, electrical systems, and the like. But for the Camaro, COPO spelled big performance.
For the 1969 model year, there were two different COPO packages available for the Chevy Camaro, provided you were one of those in the know. The first package was COPO 9561, which would net the buyer the L72 Mark IV Big Block with 11.0:1 compression, forged internals, higher flowing cylinder heads, a solid lifter cam with higher lift and duration, a Winters aluminum high-rise intake topped by a Holley 800 CFM four-barrel carb. The L72 put out 425 horsepower at 5,600 rpm. But it didn’t stop with the engine; 9561 also came with the F41 Special Purpose Front and Rear Suspension, the ZL2 Special Ducted Hood (read cowl induction), and a Heavy Duty radiator. Exact production numbers aren’t available, but it is thought about 1,000 COPO 9561 Camaros were built, and most had a “vanilla” appearance, with little to indicate the monster that lurked beneath the hood. COPO 9561 cost $489.75.
The second Chevy Camaro COPO package was 9737, aka the Sports Car Conversion Package, that came with heavy-duty power brakes with front discs, heavy-duty twelve-bolt Positraction rear differential with 4.11 gears, a beefier front sway bar, and a 140 MPH speedo.
Our feature 1969 Chevy Camaro COPO is finished in rare Olympic Gold over a Dark Green vinyl interior. It is powered by the beastly L72 427 Mark IV Big Block producing 425 horsepower. Backing the Rat Motor is a Muncie M21 close ration four-speed manual gearbox that sends power rearward to the twelve-bolt Positraction rear end. The Camaro is equipped with the ZL2 Special Ducted Hood, heavy-duty power disc brakes, painted steel wheels with small hubcaps, heavy-duty suspension, rear window defogger, pushbutton radio, tinted windows, and rear bumper guards. Included in the sale is the original order sheet, Owner’s Protection Plan booklet with Protect-O-Plate, Fisher Body Control Card, owner’s manual, and GM of Canada paperwork.
This rare 1969 Chevy Camaro COPO will cross the Mecum Auctions block at its Houston, Texas event April 5th.
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Who writes the summary emails that go out to everyone. This – “This COPO is retains its Owner’s Protection…” – junk grammar is WAY too common in GMA emails. Do you not have editors that check things, or is it just a free-for-all there?
Human’s make mistakes. Don’t let wording in an article get to you so. It’s harmless.
I would like to know how many miles has this little gem have on its clock. It looks like it has been rode hard and put away wet.
A tad bit off subject. Mecum auctions was about the only show I’d watch religiously on cable tv. However, I’m not paying to watch them on ESPN +. The excuse that television programs have commercials was because what was broadcast was free. That reality has long gone. Plus it’s not the same with the professor no longer educating us.